Protecting Lunar Colonies From Space Radiation

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Aug 2009

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Space Weather, Volume 7, Issue 8, CiteID S08004

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Space Weather: Impacts On Humans, Space Weather: Space Radiation Environment, Space Weather: Engineering For Hazard Mitigation, Space Weather: Policy (2722, 6300)

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When Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham blasted off from Earth on 11 October 1968, the last thing he was thinking about was radiation risks or any risks at all. “Fear doesn’t even enter your mind because you have confidence in yourself, your own ability, your training, and your knowledge,” Cunningham told Space Weather. As a crew member of the first manned mission in the Apollo program and the first three-man American space mission, Cunningham spent 11 days in Earth orbit, testing life-support, propulsion, and control systems on a redesigned command module. In retrospect, compared with immediate risks such as those associated with launch and reentry, “exposure to radiation, which could have long-term effects—we just never gave that a thought,” Cunningham said.

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